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Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work - by Tom Bewick

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  • What role did Winston Churchill play in excluding comprehensive schooling from the 1944 Education Act?
  • About the Author: Tom Bewick is Visiting Professor of Skills and Workforce Policy at the University of Staffordshire.
  • 272 Pages
  • Education, Educational Policy & Reform

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What role did Winston Churchill play in excluding comprehensive schooling from the 1944 Education Act? What was the failed promise of technical education in the post-war period? Why did Margaret Thatcher manipulate government training programmes before the 1987 General Election? And what was the fallout of Tony Blair's government over lifelong learning?

In this book, Tom Bewick examines the evolution of UK skills policy from the 1881 Royal Commission on Technical Instruction to the present day, revealing how shifting political ideologies have shaped workforce development. He applies a chronological, historical-policy-analysis framework to explain the 'four training states' of skills policy and workforce development between the 1940s and the 2020s:

- The Interventionist State (1944-1979)

- Laissez-faire State (1980-1987)

- Localism and Devolved States (1988-2010)

- The Technocratic State (2011 onwards)

Traversing time periods to uncover political and economic driving forces, this book challenges conventional thinking and offers insights into how future skills policies can be more effective.



About the Author



Tom Bewick is Visiting Professor of Skills and Workforce Policy at the University of Staffordshire. He is a former policy adviser to UK ministers on post-compulsory education and training.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Educational Policy & Reform
Genre: Education
Number of Pages: 272
Publisher: Policy Press
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Tom Bewick
Language: English
Street Date: November 25, 2025
TCIN: 1002535636
UPC: 9781447372219
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-8247
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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